Yachimata is a biographical work centered on Motoori Haruniwa and the world of kokugaku and early modern Japanese language study. It portrays scholarship as a human way of life and bridges literature with intellectual history.

やちまた presents 足立巻一's work as an award-recognized title.

Gigeiten is a haiku collection that evokes the serene image of the Buddhist deity of the arts within compressed verse. It links quiet daily observation with a sense of prayer, showing Ayako Hosomi’s mature realism and lyricism.

伎芸天 presents 細見綾子's work as an award-recognized title.

Uno Koji Ron is a critical study that reads Uno Koji’s fiction through the writer’s life and the currents of modern Japanese literature. Moving between textual criticism and literary biography, it shows the depth of modern literature studies as an award-winning work.

宇野浩二論 presents 渋川驍's work as an award-recognized title.

This pairing of Scapin the Schemer and Madame de Sade represents a theatrical achievement that brought together the physical comedy of Moliere and the tension of modern Japanese drama. Hiroshi Akutagawa was honored not for a book he authored but for performance and direction.

スカパンの悪だくみ／サド侯爵夫人 presents 芥川比呂志's work as an award-recognized title.